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overweight definition |
over fatness of moderate degree-BMI 25.0-29.9 over half US is overweight, 1 in every 7 kids
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Underweight |
too little body fat- BMI less than 18.5 |
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BBody compostition |
proportion of muscle, bone, and fat, controlling body comp is more important than weight |
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obesity risks |
hypertention, diabetes, heart disease 300,000 die a year from obsesity more than 70% of obese ppl have at least one other major prob half of hypertension caused by fat triples risk of diabetes |
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central obesity |
fat that collects deep in abdominal area (visceral fat) increase risk of diabetes, stroke, hypertention, coronary artery disease worse area for fat, disease wise
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visceral fat |
fat collected in central obesity ready released into blood stream
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subcutaneous fat |
fat layers just beneath skin of abs, thighs, hips and legs released slower than visceral fat |
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central fat contestants |
smokers, men, post menopausal women, moderate to high alcohol intake |
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BMI |
body mass index average relative weight for height in people 20 and older (often correlates w/degree of body fat and disease risk) BMI=(weight)/(height squared) x 705
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obese |
greater health risks in whites health risks associated with obesity dont show till BMI of 37
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indicators of an urgent need for weightloss |
an overweight person with any one of: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, or sleep apnea or an obese person with any 3 of: hypertension, high LDL, smoking, low HDL, 45 years or older, heart disease |
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daily energy balance |
change in energy stores=energy in - energy out excess fat consumed and not needed store in fat cells of adipose tissue Taller and younger ppl need more energy intake |
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body fat |
man of normal weight- 12 to 20% overfat- more than 22% women of normal weight- 20 to 30% overfat greater than 32% |
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hunger |
after food leaves stomach and small intestine, stomach hormone ghrelin is produced and sends nervous signals to brain |
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satiation |
perception of fullness that builds throughout a meal, supresses hunger protien and fat are the most satiating, triggers release of intestinal hormone that slows stomach emptying and prolongs fullness |
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hormone theory, leptin |
a satiety hormone, produced by adipose tissue, directly linked to appetite and body fatness i ncrease in body fat stimulates lepin production, reducing food consumption; resulting in fat loss fat loss lowers leptin, increasing appetite |
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energy spent in activities |
take Cal/lb body weight/min ammount and multiply by body weight then multply that amount by time spent doing activity in minutes |
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diets |
low carb high protein will work at first as you lose water and glycogen but will regain quickly when diet goes back to normal |
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booze |
used for fuel then stored as fat slows down body's use of fat for fuel causeing 33% more fat to be stored primarily as visceral
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eweight loss |
duh more energy out than in low calories increased physical activity be realistic, 5 to 10% loss in a year |
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recommended weight loss intakes |
more than 35 bmi 500 to 1000 less calories 27 to 35, 300 to 500 less calories fat-35% or less of total calories sat fat- 8 to 10% tot cal mono sat fats- 15% tot cal poly fat- 10% tot cal cholesterol- less than 300 mg a day any less than 1200 cal not good at losing weight, less than 800 dangerous to health |
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drugs and surgery |
stomach staples lipectomy herbal supplements ephedra (ephedrine) banned TRIAC-hormone that interferes with thyroid laxatives
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